Nikhil Banerjee Published Recordings Discography

Chhanda Dhara

Starting in the late 1990s the German label Chhanda Dhara released a series of historical concerts by Nikhil Banerjee. This resulted in a series of previously unreleased live perfomances which rank among the best recordings we have of Nikhilda's concerts. The owners of the label, Bengali couple Gopi and Shefali Nag, retired to India in 2009 and the label closed.

A small number of LPs (later re-released) were also published on this label.

Alltime Classic Special Birthday Anniversary Release 2003

SNCD 70203 Vol 1
Bageshree 01 alap 17:38
Bageshree 02 rupak and tintal with Ustad Faiyaz Khan 40:13
1971 Koln

SNCD 70803 Vol 2
01 Behag with Ustad Faiyaz Khan 28:42
02 Pancham se Gara with Ustad Faiyaz Khan 1971 Koln 19:33
03 Pahadi with Anindo Chaterjee 14:32
Also released as SNCD 701/702

Indias Maestro of Melody Live Concert Series

SNCD 71198 Live Concert Vol 1 Malkauns released 1998 Probably 1982
Malkauns-Alap,Jor,Gats slow-medium teental 61:36
with Samir Chatterjee live at Bath England

SNCD 70499 Live Concert Vol 2 released 1998
Hemant Alaap 21:39
Hemant gats 38:00
with Anindo Chatterjee live Tubingen 1975

SNCD 70600 Live Concert Vol 3 released 2000 (see also CDNF150423 & CDNF150424 below for this performance)
01 Marwa alap jor 43:10
02 Puriya Kalyan gats not purabi 34:50
with Swapan Choudhuri AACM San Rafael 12 Oct 1985

SNCD 70900 Live Concert Vol 4 released 200?
01 - Light classical Thumri 59:44
with Swapan Choudhuri AACM San Rafael 12 Oct 1985

SNCD 70702 Live Concert Vol 5 released 200?
01 Sindhura 29:01
02 Bhoop Kalyan 28:11
with Zakir Hussain, San Francisco 1976

SNCD 71003 Live Concert Vol 6 released 2003
01 Bhimpalashree 28:16
02 Multani 19:47
03 Khamaj in thumri style 15:31
with Ustad Faiyaz Khan London 1971

SNCD 71104 Live Concert Vol 7 released 2004
Maru Behag 01 Alap jor 37:30
Maru Behag 02 gats teen ektaal 36:35
with Anindo Chatterjee Bath, England, 1980

The Genius of Pandit Nikhil Banerjee Live Concert Series

SNCD 71294 Live Concert Series 1
Shyam Kedar - with Zakir Hussain San Francisco 1985
Raga Records discography states -
“I believe this to be Mr. Banerjee's only digital live recording. The packaging states "Recorded live from a concert in Canada." Actually Festival from India, San Francisco October 6, 1985”

SNCD 70595 Live Concert Series 2 issued 1996
Shri - with Anindo Chatterjee London 1985? 61:22

SNCD 70296 Live concert series 3 issued 1996?
Rageshree with Anindo Chatterjee, 73:41
probably same dates/tour as no. 2

SNCD 71096 Live concert series 4 issued 1996
Kalashri 49:32
Abhogi 27:27
with Anindo Chaterjee, Stockholm

SNCD 70198 Live Concert Series 5 issued 1998
Puriya Dhanashree 78:26
with Abhijit Banerjee London 1984 24/11/84?

Other CDs

SNCD 70391 Lyrical Sitar issued 1982
Lyrical Sitar - 01 - Raga Nat-Bhairav 23:25
Lyrical Sitar - 02 - Raga Mishra-Khamaj 16:30
Lyrical Sitar - 03 - Baul Melody (Folk Tune) 12:10
with Anindo Chatterjee date unknown
Released LP SP 7082

SNCD 8886 Immortal Sitar issued 1986 recorded Stuttgart “one of last recordings”
01 purabi kalyan with Anindo Chatterjee 22:06
02 Zila Kafi with Anindo Chatterjee 22:24
03 Kirwani with Anindo Chatterjee 15:37
1985?
1st 2 tracks released cassette?cd? Two Romantic Ragas C-46 HD-1439 and on LP SP5881 rel 1983

Chhanda Dhara LPS

SP 4179 Master of the Sitar LP issued 1979
01 Kirwani 15:37
02 Mishra-Khamaj with Anindo Chatterjee 16:30
Released on CD SNCD 8886 and 70391

SP 5881 “N.B. plays Two Romantic Ragas” 1981
Purabi Kalyan + Zila-Kafi w/Anindo re-released on CD SNCD8886

SP 7082 “Raga, Baul Melody & Tabla Solo”
01 Nat-Bhairav / 03 Baul Melody(Folk tunes)/ both re-released on SNCD70391 , and
02 Tabla solo (Teental) 12:20, w/Anindo not re-released.


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